Riley Greene had a solo homer and a two-run double as the visiting Detroit Tigers held on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night.Zach McKinstry and Javier Baez also homered for the Tigers, who won their fourth in a row while taking the opener of the three-game Rivalry Weekend series.Daulton Varsho hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays and Bo Bichette added a solo shot.Greene led off the second with a home run to center on a first-pitch curveball from right-hander Bowden Francis (2-6).Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty (2-5) avoided trouble in the second when Baez made a diving catch of Nathan Lukes’ liner to right-center field and doubled Addison Barger off first base.McKinstry led off the fourth with a homer to right on a full-count splitter to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.Detroit added two more runs in the fifth. Kerry Carpenter and Colt Keith singled and both scored on Greene’s double into the right-field corner. The Tigers loaded the bases with two outs on two walks and Mason Fluharty replaced Francis, who finished his 4 2/3 innings with four runs allowed on eight hits, two walks and six strikeouts.Toronto pulled within 4-2 in the sixth when Varsho hit a two-run homer to left on an 0-2 outside fastball. He drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who singled on a dribbler to third base. Brenan Hanifee replaced Flaherty, who allowed two runs, five hits and one walk while striking out six in 5 2/3 innings.
